Icelandic Commonwealth
The Icelandic Commonwealth refers to the state existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing in 930 and the pledge of fealty to the Norwegian king in 1262. It was initially established by a public consisting largely of recent emigrants from Norway who had fled the unification of that country under King Harald Fairhair.
External links
- An article by David Friedman describing the gošorš system in more detail.
- An article by Roderick Long presenting a theory of the causes of the commonwealth's end
- Medieval Iceland: Society, Sagas, and Power by Jesse L. Byock
- Medieval Iceland and the Absence of Government
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Gošorš System |
| ► | Court System |
| ► | Decline and fall |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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